Archive - Our Long Walk

The latest, greatest #econhist research

These are the papers we're reading in my 2026 graduate economic history course

19 hrs ago • Johan Fourie

How to win Afcon

And boost economic growth

Jan 19 • Johan Fourie

Can everyone in the world escape poverty?

A reader question

Jan 16 • Johan Fourie

Why sports betting is taking off

'Teeming and lading', again

Jan 12 • Johan Fourie

Our Long Walk in 2026

What I learned from the reader survey, and the changes coming this year

Jan 9 • Johan Fourie

This will be a BAD year

On bees, trees and the diligent donkey

Jan 5 • Johan Fourie

December 2025

An alternative to BEE

A proposal that will allow all a fair chance to build something of their own

Dec 19, 2025 • Johan Fourie

How sport can make economics better

Or: An excuse to talk about my favourite football club

Dec 15, 2025 • Johan Fourie

‘Economics will not obey racial blueprints’ indefinitely

Dec 12, 2025 • Johan Fourie

Who is more capitalist than Elon?

SEASON 2, EPISODE 7: Chris Eaglin on South Africa's taxi industry

Dec 9, 2025 • Johan Fourie

48:30

The freedom to move

What the unknown history of South African chess reveals about apartheid and the fight for freedom

Dec 8, 2025 • Johan Fourie

The cost of BEE

How a policy built for inclusion risks taxing the very growth it needs

Dec 5, 2025 • Johan Fourie

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